Improvement in smoothing-irons



f WILLIAM A. ANDRE-ws. Improvement in Smoothingl irons.

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m I l lli'a//wziff PATENT @Errea WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IIN SMOOTHiNG-iRONS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,558, dated June 6, 1871.

Fig. 1. Second, the Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 constitute the holder, which is a combination of Wood, cast-iron, wrought-iron, and steel. Fig. 4 shows a top and side View of socket, which is placed upon the post after the iron is heated. Fig. 5 shows a steel slide, which is pushed into a groove marked with the Fig. 3 on front of the post after the holder is in position. Figs. 6 and 7 are made of wood, and screw onto the wrou gilt-iron shank marked lWith the Fig. 8, attached to the socket marked 4, which is of cast-iron. the hand While ironing. Fig. 6 is a guard for the hand, intended to keep the iron from coming in Contact with the post when ironing.

iron, and is placed near the point of the iron marked with the Fig. l. The object of my invention is to heat the iron before applying the holder, which remains nearly cold while in use.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the post and holder, marked with the Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, G, 7, and 8, substantially for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

e WM. A. ANDREWS. Witnesses:

E. L. DE WITT, GEORGE LYNAS.

Fig. 7 is grasped by' The post marked with the Fig. 2 is of oast- 

